tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post4304702629822657800..comments2024-03-12T21:13:38.994+00:00Comments on Lunar Pioneer: Appearance of the Moon during the GRAIL impactsJoel Raupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479149035458870955noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post-60979217596237011572012-12-14T18:08:25.649+00:002012-12-14T18:08:25.649+00:00Joel
The coordinates' mistake obviously isn&#...Joel<br /><br />The coordinates' mistake obviously isn't yours as they were generally used, 'cross-wise', throughout all of the media reports. The blame, of course, lies with NASA...sometimes the reports know little of the Moon, and so are, wel, generally incorrect.<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post-91428989119473270412012-12-14T16:44:17.200+00:002012-12-14T16:44:17.200+00:00The ironic part about those coordinates is they we...The ironic part about those coordinates is they were the only part of the NASA graphic I ended up using, and, having noted their error, I compounded it by using it anyway!<br /><br />Never underestimate the value of a good night's sleep!<br /><br />While resembling a volcano, very little else other than the location of the ancient crater is characteristic of the Moon's volcanism elsewhere. Instead, it appears to be very ancient anorthosite bed that, on first glance, seems to carry the grooving of the Imbrium basin forming impact.Joel Raupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479149035458870955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post-23800116414205766332012-12-14T13:32:44.825+00:002012-12-14T13:32:44.825+00:00Note that the text box in the top image gives the ...Note that the text box in the top image gives the longitude as east when it should be west!<br /><br />Phil Stookenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post-14099774974752751012012-12-14T10:56:20.104+00:002012-12-14T10:56:20.104+00:00Hmmm...26.63E? Guess it'll be crashing somewhe...Hmmm...26.63E? Guess it'll be crashing somewhere south of crater Euctemon then. Haha...good one :)<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post-88044641662905758132012-12-14T02:21:51.950+00:002012-12-14T02:21:51.950+00:00Is the mountain where they will crash a volcano? T...Is the mountain where they will crash a volcano? The crater on top of the right-hand peak looks suspiciously like one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717506789759388697.post-84674043839109151922012-12-14T02:04:50.605+00:002012-12-14T02:04:50.605+00:00Will they be collecting data until the bitter end?...Will they be collecting data until the bitter end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com